Book Quote by Mary Butts

Reading is a technology for perspective-taking. When someone else's thoughts are in your head, you are observing the world from that person's vantage point.

— Steven Pinker

“Reading is an act of contemplation, perhaps the only act in which we allow ourselves to merge with the consciousness of another human being.…

— David L. Ulin

Reading allows us to learn, see, do things that we could never have done with our own knowledge.

— Eric Thomas

Reading is merely a surrogate for thinking for yourself; it means letting someone else direct your thoughts.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own.

— Anonymous

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

— Tom Bissell

“Reading is action. Even though it is often done quietly and alone, reading is a profoundly social activity, and a vigorous and demanding one.…

— J. Paul Hunter

Reading changes your perspective and feeds your imagination.

— Najat Vallaud-Belkacem

Reading is equivalent to thinking with someone else's head instead of with one's own.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

“Reading is like thinking, like praying, like talking to a friend, like expressing your ideas, like listening to other people's ideas, like listening to…

— Roberto Bolano

“Reading is one of the main things I do. Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel I’ve accomplished something, learned something, become a better…

— Nora Ephron

Reading is an act of civilization; it's one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind…

— Ben Okri